Radical style change?

[nannytothequeen]

Since my long marriage fell apart my clothes have changed so radically. My clothes before were ok, but usually quite cheap. Often quite dark and definitely designed to hide as I was conscious about my weight. My wardrobe is now a Colour explosion! Yep, I have quite a lot of sea salt. Very little Boden as it doesn't fit me well. I love Uniqlo but it is too hard to get here. But my fave is an Australian label called Lazybones. To day I am wearing a really colourful organic cotton sundress made from four different prints and with a tie waist with my hair, which is far longer than it has been in years, in a bun. I am a world away from the black T-shirts of my marriage. Has anyone else liberated their style?

I realised about a year ago that I was dressing to not be seen. Dark colours and baggy clothes. I've made a real effort to start to rebuild my wardrobe recently. But it's slow going, I'm pretty skint at the moment. I actually have a lovely dress that I recently bought from an aussie shop called Dangerfield. I had to go down 3 sizes from what I'd been previously wearing to get a dress that actually fitted.

I went the opposite direction - felt I'd got too close to middle age respectable - nice bobbed blonde hair, frocks, heels. So I buzz cut and bleached my hair, got rid of over half my wardrobe and switched to only buying clothes I absolutely love which tend to be simple but well cut blues/blacks/whites.
I'm feeling much more like 'me' than who
I felt 'I should be'.

i’m considering a radical hair cut. my hair is to my waist, in very good condition and an auburn-y colour, but i keep imagining myself with a lovely sleek brown bob with a fringe. the last time i had short hair and a fringe was when i was 13 and got all my hair cut off and instantly regretted it. but with three kids, one of them only a few months old, i just don’t have to time or the patience for the upkeep of very long hair. decisions, decisions...

I know what you mean about invisible. You get to a certain age and you are just not seen any more. I too have a hair decision to make. Either grow it (it will need colour though) or have it chopped back into a choppy chin length bob or go short.